The Supreme Court's decision on Thursday to stay the University Grants Commission’s new equity regulations has proved to be a bittersweet development for the BJP, exposing internal unease amid a sharp backlash from its core upper-caste support base. Singh later deleted the post and wrote a fresh message thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah for the Supreme Court’s intervention. “Heartfelt gratitude to the Supreme Court for imposing a stay on the UGC rules that were dividing Sanatan (dharma). The stay imposed by the Honourable Supreme Court on the UGC regulations has provided significant relief to the country’s students, teachers and educational institutions. “The UGC regulations virtually divided the party on caste lines, but very few dared to speak out, given the party’s command structure.

Source: The Telegraph January 30, 2026 01:50 UTC